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| <skills><p> |
| An analyst needs the following knowledge, skills, and abilities: |
| </p> |
| <ul> |
| <li> |
| Expertise in identifying and understanding problems and opportunities |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| Ability&nbsp;to articulate the needs that are associated with the key problem to be solved or opportunity to be |
| realized |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| Ability to collaborate effectively with the extended team through collaborative working sessions, workshops, JAD |
| sessions and other techniques. |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| Good communication skills, verbally and in writing |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| Knowledge of the business and technology domains or the ability to quickly absorb and understand such information |
| </li> |
| </ul> |
| <br /></skills> |
| <assignmentApproaches><p> |
| This role can be assigned in the following ways: |
| </p> |
| <ul> |
| <li> |
| On small, agile teams this role is often shared among several team members that also perform other roles.&nbsp; See |
| <a class="elementLinkWithType" |
| href="./../../openup_basic/guidances/guidelines/self_organize_work_assignments,_rmBEkJjsEduad8I_c-ogIA.html" |
| guid="_rmBEkJjsEduad8I_c-ogIA">Guideline: Self Organize Work Assignments</a>&nbsp;and <a |
| class="elementLinkWithType" |
| href="./../../openup_basic/guidances/guidelines/staffing_project,_Jq64EJjsEduad8I_c-ogIA.html" |
| guid="_Jq64EJjsEduad8I_c-ogIA">Guideline: Staffing a Project</a>&nbsp;for more information on this approach. |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| One (or more)&nbsp;team member(s) performs this role exclusively. This commonly adopted approach is suitable for |
| complex requirements that are difficult to gather. |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| One staff (or more) team member(s) performs both this role and the <a class="elementLink" |
| href="./../../openup_basic/roles/tester,_0ZM4MclgEdmt3adZL5Dmdw.html" guid="_0ZM4MclgEdmt3adZL5Dmdw">Tester</a> |
| role. This is a good option for smaller or resource<font color="#ff0000">-</font>constrained test teams. |
| </li> |
| </ul></assignmentApproaches> |
| </org.eclipse.epf.uma:RoleDescription> |